City to host special meeting on Selkirk Fire JPA
By Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint will host a special meeting Wednesday, March 27 in the City Hall Council Chambers at 5:30 p.m. to consider continuing its participation in …
Tagged: wildfire
Local wildfires prompt aggressive approach
By Reader Staff
Two lightning-caused fires are currently burning in or near Bonner County, and both are undergoing aggressive attack from fire personnel.
The Bee Top Fire is located about …
Out of the plane and into the fire
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Every year, wildfires burn millions of
acres across the West. While many of these burns affect public land, others creep ever closer to residential structures …
Kootenai River Complex fires choke region with smoke
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Residents throughout North Idaho, eastern Washington and western Montana have experienced ongoing smoke-choked skies — with the air quality index reaching into the “hazardous” category …
Fires burn near Priest Lake
By Reader Staff
The Idaho Department of Lands reported Aug. 7 that there had been 89 fires — totaling 345 burned acres — on the 6.3 million acres of land …
Mosquito Creek Rd wildfire contained
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Last weekend’s above-average temperatures brought with them Bonner County’s first taste of fire season, as a burn pile on Mosquito Creek Road in Clark Fork …
Rain helps control Cougar Fire
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The 7,608-acre Cougar Fire was 50 percent contained on Wednesday, according to fire officials. Thanks to 0.5-0.75 inches of rain on the fire the last …
Fires blaze close to home
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The July 27 lightning storm started 93 fires across the Coeur d’Alene Interagency Dispatch Zone, with 11 growing to be greater than five acres, totaling …
June weather to determine fire season
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Predicting nature may ultimately be a fool’s errand, but being prepared for whatever Mother Nature throws at us — especially when it comes to fire …
Fire Restrictions increased to Stage 2
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Despite the cooling temperatures and smoky skies this week, drought conditions and extreme fire danger levels continue to persist in North Idaho. These conditions prompted …
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